Strangers in Death (In Death Series, Book #26)
by J.D. Robb
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Read in March, 2008
This is the 26th book in the In Death series.
Sports Goods Tycoon Thomas Anders is murdered in his own bed. He is tied up with velvet ropes and there are other sex-toy paraphernalia around the body and in the bedroom. A kinky tryst gone bad? Eve doesn't think so. At first glance maybe, but looking at the body and other evidence in the room, it looks like a carefully planned murder to NYC's top murder cop.
As Eve track's back through the victim's life she bumps up against a grieving wife,...more
Sports Goods Tycoon Thomas Anders is murdered in his own bed. He is tied up with velvet ropes and there are other sex-toy paraphernalia around the body and in the bedroom. A kinky tryst gone bad? Eve doesn't think so. At first glance maybe, but looking at the body and other evidence in the room, it looks like a carefully planned murder to NYC's top murder cop.
As Eve track's back through the victim's life she bumps up against a grieving wife,...more
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Read in February, 2008
Number: 10
ISBN: 9780399154706
Rating: B
Summary www.bn.com
Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. And as ever, some murders receive more attention than others - especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed - and strangled - with cords of black velvet.
It doesn't surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders's scandalous death is a source of titi...more
ISBN: 9780399154706
Rating: B
Summary www.bn.com
Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. And as ever, some murders receive more attention than others - especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed - and strangled - with cords of black velvet.
It doesn't surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders's scandalous death is a source of titi...more
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Read in April, 2008
Strangers in Death is the latest in J. D. Robb's popular series. The book opens with Lieutenant Eve Dallas, a homicide detective, at the murder scene of Thomas Anders, a prominent sporting goods businessman. It looks like a kinky sex game gone wrong. The scandal and sensationalism will surely set tongues a-wagging.
Eve slowly untangles the scene as it just doesn't add up. Security tapes are missing and how did the murderer get in and strangle Anders with no struggle? Ava, his wife, is in the ...more
Eve slowly untangles the scene as it just doesn't add up. Security tapes are missing and how did the murderer get in and strangle Anders with no struggle? Ava, his wife, is in the ...more
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Read in February, 2008
STRANGERS IN DEATH (Police Proc-Eve Dallas-NYC-2060) – VG
Robb, J.D. (aka Nora Roberts) – 26th in series
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2008, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780399154706
First Sentence: Murder harbored no bigotry, no bias.
When a wealthy man is found murdered in his apartment, Lt. Eve Dallas first looks to the wife as a suspect. The wife, however, was out of the country with friends and has an air-tight alibi. Dallas has a feeling, however, and a determination to find justice for...more
Robb, J.D. (aka Nora Roberts) – 26th in series
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2008, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780399154706
First Sentence: Murder harbored no bigotry, no bias.
When a wealthy man is found murdered in his apartment, Lt. Eve Dallas first looks to the wife as a suspect. The wife, however, was out of the country with friends and has an air-tight alibi. Dallas has a feeling, however, and a determination to find justice for...more
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Read in June, 2008
J.D. Robb continues to roll out books at an amazing rate, but she manages to put together some good stories wrapped around outstanding repeating characters. Yes, some of her villains can be somewhat superficial and stereotypical, but I can overlook that. Her creations are just fun.
This audio publication of Strangers in Death, read by Susan Erickson is a delight. Erickson has been doing the ...in Death books for some time now and seems so comfortable adapting these characters, they could have...more
This audio publication of Strangers in Death, read by Susan Erickson is a delight. Erickson has been doing the ...in Death books for some time now and seems so comfortable adapting these characters, they could have...more
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Another solid entry in the series. There seems to be two approaches with this series. A) Reveal the guilty party or parties early (about one third of the way through the book) and the remainder is how Dallas captures them and proves them guilty. B) A slower build up to the reveal (about two thirds of the way through the book) with a few red herrings thrown in, allowing the reader to figure out whodunit for themselves.
This book takes the first approach. While that is fine, I'd rather be chal...more
This book takes the first approach. While that is fine, I'd rather be chal...more
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Read in February, 2008
I’m never going to miss a new Robb! The procedural in this one outweighed the personal stuff, which provides a nice flip and a bit of a breather I think. Interesting storyline, the suspect is such a piece of work. More stuff with charles and louise who we haven’t seen in a while and I loved it!
It was a good, solid book, not as emotionally wrenching as the last few have been but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In a series this long, you have to switch things up or it gets old.
On...more
It was a good, solid book, not as emotionally wrenching as the last few have been but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In a series this long, you have to switch things up or it gets old.
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Read in March, 2008
This twenty sixth book in the "In Death" series (or thirty first... if you count the novellas and Remember When, where the story of a crime begins in our time by Nora Roberts and the mystery is solved in the future during the second half of the book written as J.D. Robb) was just as easy to gobble up as all of the rest.
It's set three days before spring, in late March of 2060 but it's still very cold in futuristic New York City... reminds me of the winter we are having this yea...more
It's set three days before spring, in late March of 2060 but it's still very cold in futuristic New York City... reminds me of the winter we are having this yea...more
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
fans of Nick and Nora
I really love this series. However, the last couple of books haven't been up to her high standards. Although, I do have to say, this one had one of the better mysteries. Normally, the mystery is secondary for me. The relationship between Roarke and Eve is wonderful. One of the other bright spots is how she develops all the surrounding characters as well. Peabody, McNab, Mira, Feeney, and so on.
However, I have been hoping they would do a little more the main couples to progress them. Maybe t...more
However, I have been hoping they would do a little more the main couples to progress them. Maybe t...more
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Read in March, 2008
This book is finally getting back to the heart of what I love about this series. The past few releases have left me a bit dissapointed when they went a bit off track from the usual stories and plotlines and mostly focused on angst between Eve and Roarke. Finally they are back together and a happy couple and will make you extremely jealous of their awesome relationship.
The murder finally also is just your basic average murder - with a twist of course. However it's not one of the super-huge...more
The murder finally also is just your basic average murder - with a twist of course. However it's not one of the super-huge...more
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Read in February, 2008
J.D. Robb does it again. Another fantastic chapter in the life of Lieutenant Eve Dallas who kicks ass 1st and asks questions later. Set in the future in New York, Eve and her fateful side kick Peabody attempt to solve the crime of a man murdered in his home, tied to the bed in what looks like a sex crime gone wrong.
For anyone interested in reading J.D. Robb (and you should be) I would suggest starting at the beginning of the series with Naked in Death. You can read the books without start...more
For anyone interested in reading J.D. Robb (and you should be) I would suggest starting at the beginning of the series with Naked in Death. You can read the books without start...more
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Read in February, 2008
I love these Eve Dallas books. This one was actually quite enjoyable, though the mystery was fairly transparent. Then again, I don't necessarily read/love the J. D. Robb stories for the whodunit aspects but in order to catch up with the characters, both supporting and main. I really like hanging out with these people, finding out what's new in their lives--and there's some exciting stuff going on for a couple of the regulars in this one.
The first few books in this futuristic cop/romance s...more
The first few books in this futuristic cop/romance s...more
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Read in February, 2008
A good addition to the series that's been ongoing for a while now. The mystery was a little flat as there was really no mystery. Great character development of the major players though and the usual smartass is right there tickling your funny bones throughout the book. Some of the best moments of this book took place between the characters and had nothing to do with the mystery at all.
For once though, I'd like to see Eve be wrong. That there's a killer out there somewhere who can just plain...more
For once though, I'd like to see Eve be wrong. That there's a killer out there somewhere who can just plain...more
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Read in April, 2008
The newest book in the "in death" series by J. D. Robb (aka Nora Robers). I love these futuristic mysteries! The heroine, Lieutenant Eve Dallas, is a strong classy woman who investigates the murders in her city with a breathtaking tenacity. She's married to a gentleman named Roarke who has more money than practically anyone in the known universe (and I'm secretly in love with the character of Roarke - must be the Irish woman in me being drawn to the character of the Irish man. :D )...more
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Read in April, 2008
Eve and Roarke just keeping getting better. I really adore reuniting with the gang each time and watching how everyone has grown over the course of the books. Unfortunately for me, I've read Strangers on a Train and immediately figured out the way the crime had worked, but it was still fun watching Eve collect the evidence and break the main murderer.
Not my favourite of the In Deaths, but an enjoyable read especially for anyone already familiar with the In Death universe. My only fear wit...more
Not my favourite of the In Deaths, but an enjoyable read especially for anyone already familiar with the In Death universe. My only fear wit...more
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J.D. Robb's In Death series is one of my favorites. Robb combines a murder mystery format with a futuristic (sci-fi-esque)setting and brings a touch of romance that's not unexpected considering that she's also known as Nora Roberts. The main character is Eve Dallas, tough-as-nails homocide detective. She's an exemplary female character--strong, successful, layered, and well-developed.
I don't normally like romance novels, but Robb handles the relationship between Eve and her husband Roar...more
I don't normally like romance novels, but Robb handles the relationship between Eve and her husband Roar...more
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Read in February, 2008
I've read all the Eve Dallas books by Robb and if I had to place this one in a continuum it would rank high in the books that have solid police procedure and lower for Eve/Roarke angst. I've thought for a while now that TNT's The Closer was really a southern version of Eve Dallas and I believe it even more after Strangers. Eve knows who her killer is by about half-way through the book but she has to figure out how to prove it. This one very much reminded me of a Closer episode (which I love) ...more
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Read in July, 2008
Once again Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb captures the reader with a strong woman, Eve Dallas. Set in the future 2060 in New York, it's the story of a female detective and the case that won't let her rest until she finds the killer of a man who had no enemy's. Married to Roarke,a millionaire, she faces obstacles in her marriage that go against her street-smart grain. Their love story is an integral part of the book, but ultimately the murder and how Eve's relentless pursuit of the person her ...more
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Read in February, 2008
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Sharon, my sister-in-lawrecommends it for: Anyone who loves mysteries/crime.
I love the whole "In Death" series of books by J.D. Robb (a/k/a Nora Roberts). This is the 28th. I'm not finished with it yet, but it's a good one. I recommend all of the J.D. Robb books, but start at the beginning - "Naked In Death."
Strangers In Death is about Eve Dallas, our main character, who is a NYPD lieutenant in the future (2056, I think). She's a murder cop and a good one. A prominent citizen is murdered and Eve's on the trail of the killer. I'll tell you m...more
Strangers In Death is about Eve Dallas, our main character, who is a NYPD lieutenant in the future (2056, I think). She's a murder cop and a good one. A prominent citizen is murdered and Eve's on the trail of the killer. I'll tell you m...more
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Read in February, 2008
I always look forward to the next "In Death" book. Since this is the 28th book, sure it can be a bit predictable, but its also fun. Nora Roberts wrote this one with a unique twist of "I know who did it, do you, cause i'm not going to say until almost the end" kind of style. While some may not like it because no big "angst" occurs between Eve and Roarke, isn't nice to see them content for awhile? I loved the Charles and Louise drama though, and it was nice to see
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